Section 6
Awareness, Monitoring, Implementation and Enforcement
6.0. Awareness, Monitoring, Implementation and Enforcement
Internal Mechanisms
6.1. Media Organisations shall sensitise their editorial staff on the code to raise
awareness about it and shall require them to apply the provisions of the Code in their work and
reporting.
6.2. A media organisation shall regularly monitor its election reports to ensure compliance with the standards set out in this Code.
6.3. The professional organisations endorsing this Code agree to use existing internal mechanisms, including the office of the Ombudsman, Ethics Committee, Disciplinary Committee or some other such arrangement to ensure its implementation and compliance.
6.4. Each media organisation shall ensure that the mechanism has the requisite instruments, resources and authority to play the role effectively of ensuring compliance with the Code by both individual journalists as well as the media organisation and media umbrella professional organisations.
6.5. Each media organisation shall ensure that those on election coverage duty as well as other assignments are properly trained and adhere strictly to the provisions of this Code to protect the institution's credibility.
